The UK's leading event for food and beverage manufacturing
16th June 2026 | DERBY ARENA
Register to AttendWhat is it?
Optimise, innovate, and future-proof your plant and production operations.
Join us for a one-day event to overcome your food and beverage manufacturing and factory challenges.
Learn directly from industry experts and leading technology providers how innovation can optimise production processes, reduce downtime, lower costs, increase capacity and drive sustainability.
Through our seminar programme – and by connecting with exhibitors – discover the latest products, technologies and solutions that boost productivity and keep your lines and plants running at peak efficiency.
- Explore cutting-edge technologies from leading solution providers.
- Drive sustainability across your plant and production operations.
- Access ready-to-implement content from engineering experts.
- Discover strategies to reclaim lost production time.
- Identify areas for improvement at asset level.
- Learn how to prevent costly unplanned downtime.
- Relevant for all levels – from factory floor to boardroom.
- Forge valuable connections with key industry stakeholders.
- Unparalleled networking - exchange ideas and gain fresh insights.
Why attend?
Future-proof your food and beverage operation and achieve manufacturing excellence.
Food+Beverage Engineering 2026 equips you with the strategies and solutions to significantly improve your operational efficiency and reliability, as well as enhance your sustainable manufacturing credentials.
Expert speakers
Leading manufacturing experts will deliver thought-leading insights – including case studies and panel debates – to help keep you on track.
Technologies
From our exhibitors and content, you’ll find out how existing technologies have a key role to play and how emerging technologies can yield step-change results.
Network
Meet with peers, speakers and exhibitors to discover solutions you can implement into your own operations.
Boost sustainability
Discover the latest strategies to make your processes and plant – from roof to production floor and entire factory – even more sustainable.
Reduce downtime
Learn about the latest strategies to reduce asset downtime, optimise your processes, boost profits and meet customer demand.
Improve efficiency
Discover the latest innovations that improve operational efficiency and foster sustainable manufacturing processes.
Register to attend
If you are involved in food and beverage manufacturing operations register to attend NOW!
Key themes & topics
MAINTENANCE
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
MACHINE SAFETY
HYGIENE & CLEANING
SENSORS
LUBRICANTS
AI
DRIVES & MOTORS
PUMPS & VALVES
REFRIGERATION & HEAT TRANSFER
CONVEYORS
MACHINE VISION
WATER MANAGEMENT
ROBOTICS
AND MORE...
Frequently asked questions
Who should attend Food+Beverage Engineering 2026?
Senior-level UK food and drink manufacturers with a role in plant operations and decision-makers in businesses supporting the sector (machine builders, integrators, contractors…).
Attendees include those with roles in production, energy, engineering, continuous improvement, reliability, CapEx, hygiene, health and safety, operations, utilities, purchasing, and owners and managing directors.
What are the benefits of attending?
Attendees will benefit from thought-provoking presentations by expert speakers and engaging interactive panel debates. They will also have the chance to connect with leading exhibitors who can help transform manufacturing processes. Ample networking opportunities will be available to reconnect with colleagues, both old and new!
Who can exhibit?
Vendors, OEMs, and distributors will have the opportunity to engage with senior-level food and beverage professionals, showcase new manufacturing solutions and services, and partner with an industry-leading event.
What are the key seminar topics and themes?
The seminars provide insights on the latest technologies and strategies for heating and cooling, productivity and efficiency, water management, machine safety and compliance and more.
2025 Exhibitors
APS UK
Beckhoff Automation
Caldera
CBM Partners
CERTUSS (UK)
Clegg Food Projects
Consultus Sustainability
Contrinex
Custom Solar
Deep Water Blue
Derbyshire Institute of Sport
Devtank
DK Heat Recovery
Elgin Bay
Excelerate
Fulton
Hoval
HPS
ifm electronic
Inspired PLC
Interflon
JWF Process Solutions
KDH Projects
KOMA
L&C Utility
MaintMaster
MCP Consulting Group
Megger
NIRAS
Noble Green Energy
On-Site Energy
Packserve
Penmann
PLUS Automation
Point74
PPL Training
Promtek
ProSpare
ReeR Safety
Rulmeca UK
Satron Instruments
SKF (U.K.)
Smartcool Systems
SmartParc
SpaceVac Technologies
Stream Measurement
TYGRIS
UE Systems
WAGO
Wattstor
WAVE
